Top 100 songs for June 8, 1959
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1959 and the 1950s.
This week’s No. 1 is “The Battle Of New Orleans” by Johnny Horton. Meanwhile, “Lonely Boy” by Paul Anka rises from No. 52 to No. 18. 8 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Lonely Boy — Paul Ankaup 34 places, No. 52 → No. 18
- Little Dipper — The Mickey Mozart Quintetup 34 places, No. 71 → No. 37
- Waterloo — Stonewall Jacksonup 27 places, No. 66 → No. 39
New to this week’s Top 40
- Lonely Boy — Paul AnkaNo. 18
- My Melancholy Baby — Tommy EdwardsNo. 26
- You're So Fine — The FalconsNo. 32
- I Only Have Eyes For You — The FlamingosNo. 35
- Little Dipper — The Mickey Mozart QuintetNo. 37
- So Close — Brook BentonNo. 38
- Waterloo — Stonewall JacksonNo. 39
First-week entries
- I'm Gonna Change Him — Cathy CarrNo. 67
- Only Sixteen — Sam CookeNo. 71
- Forty Days — Ronnie HawkinsNo. 84
- I Know — Perry ComoNo. 92
- La Plume De Ma Tante — Hugo & LuigiNo. 95
- One Love, One Heart — The Four CoinsNo. 98
- Flower Of Love — The Crests featuring Johnny MastroNo. 99
- The Whistling Organ — Dave "Baby" CortezNo. 100
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.